Kurt Vile released his new EP, Back to Moon Beach, via Verve Records this past fall. Today, he expands his North American tour in support of the EP, which includes cities he’ll play for the first time in many years. After playing across the midwest and south, Vile will head east, capping off his run with a headlining performance at Virginia’s Red Wings Roots Music Festival. Deemed by Rolling Stone as one of the best guitarists of all time, Vile “incorporate[s] influences from all over music’s map, synthesizing them into his bed-headed style that’s gently, subtly virtuosic.” These guitar chops are at the forefront of his rousing live set. A full list of dates below and tickets are on sale this Friday at 10am local.
Back to Moon Beach is an EP by no one’s definition but Kurt Vile’s. Clocking in at just shy of an hour, this would be a long full-length record by most any other artist’s yardstick; but for Vile, the collection is an expression of just how deep his well of non-album material runs. Following his 2022 album, (watch my moves), Back to Moon Beach collects new songs, one-offs, covers, and newly reworked versions of beloved tracks. Shortly after the release of Back to Moon Beach, Vile performed for Austin City Limits 9th Annual Hall of Fame Honors John Prine, saluting the late legendary singer-songwriter John Prine.
KURT VILE TOUR DATES (new dates in bold)
Sun. March 17 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar +
Mon. March 18 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall +
Tue. March 19 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall + &
Thu. March 21 – Sun. March 24 – Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears Festival
Fri. March 22 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall +
Sat. March 23 – Little Rock, AR @ The Hall +
Sun. March 24 – Oxford, MS @ The Lyric Oxford +
Tue. March 26 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s +
Wed. March 27 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron City +
Thu. March 28 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse +
Fri. March 29 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club +
Sun. April 28 – Austin, TX @ Austin Psych Fest – The Far Out Lounge
Mon. April 29 – Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater
Tue. April 30 – McAllen, TX @ Cine El Rey
Thu. May 2 – Dallas, TX @ The Kessler Theater
Fri. May 3 – Tulsa, OK @ Guthrie Green
Tue. May 7 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theater
Wed. May 8 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
Thu. May 9 – Jacksonville, FL @ The Bier Hall at Intuition Ale Works
Fri. May 10 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Sat. May 11 – Richmond, VA @ The National
Fri. June 21 – Mount Solon, VA @ Red Rings Roots Music Festival
+ w/ Weak Signal
+ & w/ King Kong and Weak Signal
